Veeda Sai Chand (20 September 1984 – 29 June 2023) was a folk singer from Telangana state. He was the chairman of the Telangana State Warehousing Corporation and was a member of the Bharath Rashtra Samithi. He died of heart attack on 29 June 2023. He left behind his wife, a son and a daughter.
Many leaders including Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, BRS ministers K.T. Rama Rao, T. Harish Rao and others paid their homage to Sai Chand at his residence in Gurramguda. Sai Chand was born in Amarchinta village, Wanaparty district and a resident of Karukonda village of Nagarkurnool district at the time of his death. He played an active role with his stirring folk songs during the struggle for a separate Telangana state.
Through his song and dance performances, he was credited with forging in the Telangana movement spirit among the masses, especially during the second phase of the Telangana agitation for a separate Statehood.
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